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Hot Pepper Eating Contest

Lane County Farmers Market

When
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Time
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where
Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza85 E. 8th Ave., Eugene, OR, 97401

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.27.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The day to fear the nightshade returns… announcing LCFM’s 2026 Hot Pepper Eating Contest on 9/29! 15 contestants. 10 rounds of locally-grown increasingly-hot peppers. A live audience to witness the screaming and crying. On Tuesday, September 29th, join us at 12:00PM at the Farmers Market Pavilion & Plaza for our hottest contest yet! Watch our Hot Pepper Eating Contest at noon, enjoy some sweet and spicy peppers and pepper products at our free sampling table, and support local growers and producers at our accompanying Tuesday Farmers Market (9:00AM – 2:00PM). The contest is free to watch, and free to enter. Think you can take the heat? Enter to compete! Sign up before September 18th. Thanks to the Upper Willamette Soil & Water Conservation District for sponsoring this event! [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

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